Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Senior living in Kamloops owed $200,000 from niece, says he is victim of financial abuse
KAMLOOPS - Christos Raptis once hoped to have family help take care of him in his old age. What he didn't expect was to be living alone in a motel in Kamloops at 86 years old, with $200,000 gone."Now,...
Jan 13, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations jump to 534 in B.C.
VICTORIA - B.C.'s health ministry is reporting another sharp increase in the number of patients hospitalized due to COVID-19. In a release issued Thursday (Jan. 13), the ministry says there are 534 pe...
Jan 13, 2022
Suspect arrested, charged after break-in at Kamloops Fire Rescue hall in Dallas
KAMLOOPS - RCMP have arrested a suspect after a break-in at the Dallas Kamloops Fire Rescue station this week.On Wednesday (Jan. 12) at 10:45 a.m., RCMP were called to the fire hall in the 5000-block ...
Jan 13, 2022
Brocklehurst Gemstone sees third COVID-19 outbreak
KAMLOOPS - A Brocklehurst care home is dealing with another COVID-19 outbreak - its third since the pandemic began.Interior Health confirms Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre landed on the outbreak lis...
Jan 13, 2022
Kamloops RCMP seek missing 44-year-old man
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking for your help tracking down a missing man.Ivor Horbeek, 44, was last heard from last Monday (Jan. 3). RCMP say both they and family members are concerned for his we...
Jan 13, 2022
New home registrations in B.C. up nearly 70 per cent last year
BRITISH COLUMBIA - New home registrations increased by 67.5 per cent in 2021, according to a report from BC Housing.The report says 53,189 new homes were registered in B.C. last year, the highest year...
Jan 13, 2022
RCMP find realistic-looking guns at Kamloops motel
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP found realistic-looking decoy guns after responding to a call at a Columbia Street motel late last night (Jan. 12). A man called police, saying there were people outside his h...
Jan 13, 2022
Interior Health expanding capacity at immunization clinics, adding appointments
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health says it will be expanding the capacity at COVID-19 immunization clinics in the region. In a release today (Jan. 13), the health authority says it is trying to make it easier...
Jan 13, 2022
WATCH: Kamloops Fire Rescue staying prepared with ice rescue training
KAMLOOPS - Warmer temperatures this week have melted away much of the snow in Kamloops, and the ice on the South and North Thompson Rivers has also weakened significantly. The conditions are a recipe ...
Jan 12, 2022
City changes focus from downtown snow clearing to widening arterial roads
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops changed recent snow clearing plans as the warmer weather and rain has caused windrows to shrink across the city.Crews had been set to remove snow from the downtown area...
Jan 12, 2022
